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IN THE ENEMY'S CAMP 



OR 



THE STOLEN DESPATCHES 



^ gvama in ^Jxxzjtt ^cts 



S. J. BROWN 






OCT 5 1889^, 
BOSTON 



1889 



75 1 3^ 

CHARACTERS. 

CAPT. MALCOLM OLIPHANT . . . . A Union Officer 

GEN. KERR A Union Officer 

COL. STRANG A Union Officer and Traitor 

STRATHROY A Rebel Spy 

DR. FARLEE . A Union Soldier and friend of Capt. Oliphanl 

NEIL A Negro Servant 

MIKE An Irish Servant 

RYAN A Soldier 

MADGE OLIPHANT Wife of Capt. Oliphant 

AGNES Her Sister 

Soldiers, Guards, etc. 

Costumes of the Period. 




Copyright, 1889, by Walter H. Baker & Co. 



c. J, PETERS * Son Typographers and Electrotypers, Boston. 



TMP92-008712 



IN THE ENEMY'S CAMP. 



ACT I. 

Scene. — Captain Oliphant's ho7ne witJim the Northern 
lines. A haiuiso/nely furtiished room. Sword and de- 
spatches on table, R. ; other furniture ad libition. Broad 
•window at back, looking out upon landscape. Entrances 
R. audi.. Capt. Oliphant and Dr. Farlee discovered. 

Capt. O. This is indeed serious business. War seems 
to be inevitable, and you can but see that I am placed in a 
very awkward position. These despatches {places hand on 
ihe??i) which I received are of the utmost importance. The 
rebel flag has been raised at Richmond, Colonel Ellsworth 
marched southward a week ago, and, in these despatches, I 
am ordered to follow him with what force I can muster. 

Dr. F. Um ! That sounds serious. 

Capt. O. It sounds to me lik« the doom of all my happi- 
ness. 

Dr. F. Nonsense, man ; you have to separate from your 
wife before the honeymoon is half passed, that's all. 

Capt. O. Ah, doctor, if this were all it would not be so 
serious, although to leave my wife so soon is bad enough. 
The man who unfurled the flag, and who is the loudest in 
proclaiming Southern rights, is my wife's father, Strathroy, 
His devotion to the hopeless cause will only be satisfied by 
death. 

Dr. F. Well, you cannot help that. 

Capt. O. No, but I suffer all the same. He scorned me 
for my adherence to the government, and menaced Madge 
when he learned that her love for me was greater than her 
fear of his displeasure, and she had married me. And now, 
when she hears of this proceeding, and that her father stands 
with sword in hand on one side and her husband on the 



4 IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

Other, think what agony and torture she will endure every 
moment this strife continues. 

Dr. F. There is no way in which you can shun duty ; and 
have a care lest the fact that you are married to Strathroy's 
daughter awaken suspicions which may work against you. 

Capt. O. Doctor, I must do my duty, be the consequences 
what they may. {Ha/f aside.') Poor Madge, how will you 
bear this news ? \To Dr. F.) Send her to me at once. 

Dr. F. Yes, captain. {Exit R.) 

Capt. O. {?ises). It is better she should know all, and 

that from my lips she should hear it. These circumstances 

in which I am placed almost overwhelm me, yet with 

Heaven's help I must meet them. Ah ! here comes Madge. 

{Enter Madge.) 

Madge. Dr. Farlee tells me you wish to speak with me. 
His face bore such a doleful look, I feared you might be ill. 

Capt. O. No, not ill, at least in body. Madge, there 
are times when, in my deep love for you, I feel I could sac- 
rifice honor for your sake. 

Madge. " Sacrifice honor for my sake ! " Why, then you 
would sacrifice me too. I fear you are in one of your 
melancholy moods to-day, and they have been so frequent of 
late that I fear — 

Capt. O. Fear what, pray ? 

Madge. That we are beginning to settle down into the 
sober commonplace of married life when the wife becomes a 
sort of superior housekeeper, and her lord becomes too busy 
with the grave details of his business affairs to spend one 
poor half-hour in the silly interchange of nothings which 
make the lovers' days so short and happy. 

Capt. O. You are mistaken, Madge. Our honeymoon 
shall never fade. 

Madge. There spoke a lover and not a staid-minded 
husband, and I will hold you to your promise. {Places chair 
c. and stool K.) Come now, sit you there, and I will sit at 
your feet. That is right ; and now I feel myself a person of 
importance while I look into your, face and read there — 

Capt. O. That I love you, Madge. 

Madge. Yes, and some one cares very much for you ; and 
now you must tell me the meaning of these moody fits you 
have frequently been troubled with of late — these repeated 
journeys to Washington, of the sudden gathering of troops, 
who are even now in the street below. 



IN THE enemy's CAMP. 5 

Capt. O. {after pause). I am going to startle you, 
Madge. I am to leave -you. 

Madge (rismg). Leave me? 

Capt. O. (rising). The rebels have raised their standard 
in the South against the Union, supported by enraged poli- 
ticians and their followers ; and I am commanded to march 
with what force I can raise to join the army of the republic. 

Madge. Oh! Husband! And will you obey.'' 

Capt. O. I must ; it is either obedience or dishonor. 

Madge. Oh, husband ! I do not question whether it is 
right; it must be a just cause since you are engaged in it; 
but remember the traditions in which I have been educated. 
The rights of the South were the rights of my father. Re- 
member this, and forgive me if, for a moment, my heart is 
oppressed by the thought that this strife is an unhallowed 
one, and the danger — 

Capt. O. You must not think of the danger. You must 
forget everythmg except to be happy. 

Madge. I can forget everything when you are near ; for- 
get even that you are an enemy to the cause to which my 
fether has devoted his life and fortune. Serve what cause 
you may, I am still your wife, Malcolm. Your faith shall be 
mine, your hopes, your aspirations, I will share them all. 

Capt. O. (aside). Madge! Madge! may Heaven help 
you to bear the worst of all. {A loud.) You give me 
strength and courage. 

Madge {smiling). I am the soldier's wife now, ready to 
look calmly into the face of death. See, with my own hands 
I buckle on your sword. {Takes sword from table, and 
buckles it on.) 

Capt. O. Bravely done, dear wife ; you will think of me 
often while I am away ! 

Madge. You know my every thought will be of you. 

Capt. O. {looking at her). Madge, there is something 
more. Could you bear to hear some dreadful news ? 

Madge. Dreadful news ! You are near me and well, and 
yet — (Capt. O. turns face a-cuay.) Why do you seek to 
hide your face from me ? Oh, it must be of my father. 

Capt. O. It is your father, Madge. He has raised the 
rebel flag ; he is out with the seceders. 

Madge {utters a suppressed cry, staggers, and is sup- 
ported by Capt. O.). Merciful Heavens ! my father ! 

Capt. O. {kissing her). Poor Madge ! 



D IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

Madge. Oh, no, husband, I could not have heard aright. 
My father with the secessionists ! Oh, this is a cruel war, 
when kinsmen stand in opposing ranks, never heeding that 
every blow they strike sinks deeper into the heavy hearts at 
home than into the victim who falls bleeding on the battle- 
field. I see the horror of it all ; my father there — my hus- 
band here. You will meet, and, merciful Heaven ! my hand 
girt on the sword that will be raised against my father. 
( Tunis away overcojue, pressitig hand to forehead.) 

Capt. O. Madge, dear wife, I scarce know how to com- 
fort you, but the chances are that we shall never meet ; many 
chances to one. 

Madge. You must not meet. Think of it ! Malcolm, 
husband, fly, fly, anywhere ; you yet have lime to escape. 

Capt. O. You are agitated, unnerved by this sudden 
news. A'o, no, wife, you could not counsel me to dishonor, 

Madge. Oh ! husband, pardon me. I know not which 
way to turn. Do your duty, though it kill me. Rather death 
than dishonor. 

Capt. O. {kissing her). Heaven bless you! spoken like 
my own true Madge. 

{Enter Neil followed by Strathroy in disguise of a 
beggar.) 

Neil. I beg your apology, massa cap'n, but dis ere feller 
discisted in comin' into de house, an' so I fotch him to you. 

Capt. O. You did right, Neil. {Exit Neil r. ; to 
Strathroy.) Well, my man, what do you want here ? 
(Strathroy looks with idiotic stare, not speaking.) I asked 
you what you wanted. (Strathroy gives a foolish laugh, 
still looking at hint.) Poor fellow, he is bereft of reason and, 
from appearances, must be nearly famished. {Shouts otitside.) 
Ah! the troops are gathering. They are brave men. {Goes 
to window and looks out.) 

Strath, {crossing to IVIadge, in suppressed voice). Get 
him out of the way. I must speak with you alone. 

Madge {utters a suppressed cry). Great Heaven ! my 
father, and here ! 

Capt. O. {still at window). Dr. Farlee is talking to the 
men. 

{Enter Neil, r.) 

Neil. Massa cap'n, de doctor says would you be so dis- 
obligin' as to come out for a minit ? 

Capt. O. I will go at once. {To Strath., kindly^ 
Come, my man, you will have to go. 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 7 

Madge. Leave him, husband ; I will have the servants 
provide food for him, and send him on his vva}'. 

Capt. O. As you wish, Madge ; give the poor fellow 
plenty to eat ; he seems to be sadly in need of it. Come, 
Neil. {Exeunt R.) 

(Strath, bolts door, goes up rights Madge left. He i-e- 
tiioves wig and beard, showing himself an old man, snow- 
white hair and beard. They gaze at one atiother in silence a 
moment.) 

Madge. Father, what madness, what reckless disregard 
of your own safety, has tempted you to venture into this 
place .>* 

Strath. I have come to see my daughter, and find she 
gives my first visit a very poor welcome. 

Madge. What welcome can I give you here now, until I 
know whether you come as friend or foe ? 

Strath. I come as the friend to all true men and women 
— as a friend to the downtrodden South. I come as foe to 
oppression, and all traitors to the just cause of Southern 
rights. 

Madge. Hush ! do not speak so loud, since you come as 
my husband's foe and mine. 

Strath. I am sorry for that. 

Madge. You do not speak as though you cared. Am 1, 
tlien, to blame for the position you occupy .-' Be merciful to 
me, father ; have I not been faithful to you since childhood .'' 

Strath. Until Malcolm "Oliphant came ; then you forgot 
everything — duty to me and respect for those principles 
which are dearer to me than life itself. 

Madge. There is a greater loyalty, father, than that we 
owe to politicians, it is the loyalty to the government and the 
dear ones at home. You first brought Malcolm to our house, 
and you consented to our marriage. It was not until he 
refused to take part in a conspiracy against the government 
that you forbade our union. Your demand came too late, 
and we disobeyed it. Your cruelty drove me from home, 
and my poor mother to distraction. You took her to the 
madhouse, where she died of a broken heart, denied the 
comforts of home and her children — forsaken. You now 
stand opposed to Malcolm in the fiercest enmity, and all your 
wrath and hate fall upon me, who stand between you. He is 
true to his country, and will defend her rights. Oh ! father, 
why should there be this bitterness between us .'' When I 



8 IN THE enemy's CAMP. 

learned that you were in the Confederate ranks, I was about 
to implore Malcolm to desert the post that had been thrust 
upon him, and fly, lest chance should bring you together in 
the strife ; but now I turn to you first, and beseech you to 
desist from this useless struggle. Oh, that my sainted 
mother were here to plead for me in this hour of trial ! 

Strath. Madge, you see my gray hairs. They have be- 
come so in serving the cause so dear to me, — so dear that 
there is no tie I would not break, no deed I would not do, for 
that purpose to which I have devoted all I possess. Why 
taunt me with the name of your mother .-' Did she not assist 
you to thwart my wishes in marrying Malcolm ? 

Madge {turns away). Oh! is there no escape from this 
torture ? 

Strath. Yes, one way, and only one. Leave this man, 
who has proved himself unworthy of you by taking arms 
against this just cause. I will carry you and your sister 
Agnes to a place of safety. 

Madge. Leave Malcolm ! Father, all the devotion, all 
the sacrifice you have given to the South, all that and more 
I owe to my husband. No, no, there is no power, no terror, 
that will make me false to him. 

Strath. So be it. I have spoken the last words as your 
father. Henceforth, yourself and husband are no more to me 
than the rest of our enemies. Now send Agnes to me ; she 
has no bonds to keep her here in this nest of traitors. Send 
her to me at once. 

Madge. But, father — 

Strath. At once. {Exit Madge, l.) I shall at least 
have Agnes left to me. Should she, too, join the rest, I 
should be alone. {Enter Mxugk and AG^tilLS, L.) 

Agnes. Ah ! dear father, I am glad to see you. 

Strath. Oh, Agnes, daughter, I am grateful that you 
are left to me, — the last of all who claim kindred with me. 

Agnes. Why do you speak so strangely 'i And this 
disguise, too — what does this mean } You are not safe 
here. 

Strath. No, I am not safe here. Every moment I am 
in the greatest danger. Prepare to accompany me hence at 
once. 

Agnes. Is Madge going? 

Strath. She remains. She is no longer my daughter — 
no longer your sister. Until I can give you a home, I will 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 9 

place you with the other gentlewomen of our party, the 
mothers, wives, and daughters of honest men and Southern 
rights. 

Agnes. Then you are out with the Confederates, and 
want me to leave Madge without a friend to sympathize with 
her. Oh, father, don't ask me to do that. It would be cruel 
to desert her. 

Stkath. (^paiite; steps back, and with emotiofi). You, 
too, forsake me ! The autumn has come, the leaves drop 
from the tree, and gaunt and bare it fronts the whistling 
blast. My son taken from me, daughters gone, great 
Heavens ! Forsaken, forsaken !• 

Madge (adva}icing). Oh, no, father, we do not forsake you. 

Strath. You have seen me a weak old man {brushes 
tears from check, and with change of manner'). You see me 
now a man, erect, firm, ready to die for the just cause. Fare- 
well ; {fiercely) had you been men, my own hand would have 
punished your treason. 

Agnes. Oh, father ! how wildly you talk. Every word im- 
perils your life. 

Strath, {replacing disguise). I am in a den of traitors, 
and I know my danger. (Madge ajtd Agnes converse ; 
Strath, at table, aside.) Ha ! what's this? A package ad- 
dressed to Captain Oliphant, and bearing the official stamp of 
the War Department. This is a find. {Pockets despatches. 
Steps heard, r.) 

Madge {turning htirriedly). You must escape. My 
husband comes. Should you be discovered, nothing can 
save you. In here, quick. 

{Puts him in room, L., Agnes unlocks door r., and goes L. 
Madge meets Capt. O., who enters r.) 

Capt. O. Wife, the men are in capital spirits. I have 
been forming them m soldierlike order before Colonel 
Strang arrives. 

Agnes. Is it Colonel Henry Strang ? 

Capt. O. Yes ; do you know him ? 

Agnes. Slightly. I do not like him, 

Capt. O. {missi?tg despatches). The despatches ! Where 
are they ? I left them here upon the table. 

(Strath, appears at window, back, waves despatches, 
and disappears.) 

Madge (r., aside). Merciful Heavens, my father must 
have taken them. 



lO IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

Capt. O. Those despatches ! Should they be lost, I 
tremble for the consequences. Wife, who has been here ? 
The beggar — who was he ? 

Madge. My father. 

Capt. O. He it was, then, who stole them, and this was 
accomplished through your connivance. 

Madge. Oh, no ; I feared a meeting between you and — 

Capt. O. But he did not pass me ! You must have 
secreted him in this room. {Points L.) He may yet be 
found. {Exit L.) 

Madge. Oh, Heavens ! should they meet. Either hus- 
band or father — oh, agony! {Re-enter Capt. O. l.) 

Capt. O. The window is open ; he has escaped. Those 
despatches were of the utmost importance, containing infor- 
mation which will lead to the capture of many of our men. 
Yes, more ; they have been stolen under circumstances so 
inevitably impugning my honesty that the government will 
not hesitate to iDrand me a traitor. I am ruined ! Ruined ! 

Madge. Husband, I alone am to blame. I fear it will 
drive me mad. 

Capt. O. I do not think you guilty. Heaven forgive me 
if, for a moment, such a suspicion flashed across my mind. 

Madge. He was deeply disguised. I, his daughter, 
could not have recognized him. {Rings bell on table. Enter 
Neil, r.) 

Capt. O. Neil, have you seen any one leave the house 
within an hour ? 

Neil. Yes, massa cap'n, I seed somfin, I donno what 
you call it — a 'spicious-looking individual. We was out in 
de stable, when dat old rinoseros come out dar. Says he, — 
de ole beggar, you know, massa, — says he to me, just as un- 
sociable-Uke, says he, " I's in a great hurry," says he, " and 
now, you brack raskal, you jes tackle up de limberest hos your 
massa's got cos he wants me to take dese papers to a bery 
important place, and he said if I wan't spry he would help 
me along wid a big hoss-pistol he had in his boot leg ! Golly, 
I was dat scard I couldn't pulled a settin' bumble-bee of en 
his nest. 

Capt. O. Quick, did you give him one ? 

Neil. Yas, massa, I thought — 

Capt. O. Mount fifty men ! Pursue him ! We may — 
{Crosses to L.) No ! no ! I cannot. He is Madge's father. 
A thousand times my own shame than be his executioner. 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. IJ 

{To Neil.) See that the horses are saddled and await my 
orders. {Exit Neil, r.) Madge, we are ruined, my dar- 
ling, ruined ! 

Madge. But, husband, — there is one hope left. I will 
go to the colonel ; I will tell him you are innocent ; that it is 
your wife and her father alone who are guilty. They may 
take my life and his, but they shall not harm you. 

Capt. O. Useless ; j'our confession would only uselessly 
involve you in my fate. {Sits and writes.') Here, wife, I 
have adopted the only honorable measures open to me ; I 
have written to Colonel Forbes explaining how the de- 
spatches were stolen, and throwing myself upon his mercy. 
{Rises.^ If he is the true man I think he is, he will refuse to 
believe me dishonest. Meanwhile, Madge, take courage to 
face the worst. {Crosses to Agnes, l., aside.') Agnes, 
promise me to remain near Madge, and try to comfort, what- 
ever may happen. 

Agnes. I promise ; but do not speak so gloomily. Let 
us hope for the best. 

{Enter Neil, Col. Strang, and Ryan, r.) 

Capt. O. {to Col. Strang). I am glad to welcome you 
to my home. 

Strang. And I am proud to greet one of the nation's 
devoted adherents. {Exit Neil, r.) 

Capt. O. Thank you, colonel; permit me to introduce 
you to my wife, Mrs. Oliphant. 

Strang. It is the renewal of an old acquaintance. 

Capt. O. Indeed! Excuse me a moment. {Takes letter, 
goes L.) This letter — shall I trust him with its contents ? 

Strang {to Madge, taking her hand). Have you ever 
informed the captain that I once sued in vain for the prize 
which he has won, — this fair hand ? 

Madge {taki/ig hand away). The acquaintance was so 
short, I did not think it of sufficient importance to remem- 
ber. Shall I inform him now ? 

Strang. Quite unnecessary. 

Agnes {to Malcolm). Beware of this man. 

Capt. O. I think I can trust him. {Breaks seal of letter 
and hands to Strang.) Read this, colonel. As a friend, I 
desire your help and counsel in the very awkward circum- 
stances which this letter explains. 

Strang {reading). The despatches stolen ! Thief 
escaped ! This is serious, sir. Have you no clew to the 
thief.? 



12 IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

Capt. O. I cannot answer that. 

Strang. Cannot answer ! You know the penalty of your 
silence. 

Capt. O. It is death. 

Madge. No, no, I — 

Capt. O. Silence, wife ; remember — 

Strang {whispers to Ryan, who exits R. . You force 
upon me a most disagreeable duty ; but to fail in the dis- 
charge of it would subject me to the suspicion of complicity 
in your crime. 

Capt. O. Crime! 

Strang. Your sword, sir. {After a pause, Capt. O. 
gives sword ; at same time Ryan e?iters with two soldiers, 
who, at a sign, take cha?ge of prisoner.) 

Agnes. This is the height of folly. There is no one here 
who will not answer for Captain Malcolm — 

Strang. You may all find it difficult enough to answer 
for yourselves. When the head of the house is proven a 
traitor, all beneath tiie roof are with reason suspected. 

Agnes. Such conduct is unworthy a soldier. Without 
more convincing proof I believe — I know he is innocent. 

Madge {wildly). He is innocent ! He is innocent ! The 
error is mine ! I know the criminal ! 

{Muffled drum outside beats a inarch as if at a distance ; 
contimies through following^ 

Strang. His name ! 

Capt. O. Madge! wife! — 

Madge. Merciful Heaven ! I cannot denounce him — 

{Presses ha?id to forehead, staggers, and is caught in 
Capt. O.'s arins. Agnes, weeping, drops in chair, head on 
table.') 

Strang. Sergeant Ryan, remove the prisoner. 

Ryan. This way, sir. 

(Strang, l. ; Agnes, r. ; Madge, l. c, extending her 
arms toward Capt. O., who goes slowly to R. with Ryan. 
As he does so, drum-beats soidid lojtder, and soldiers file past 
window at back. Capt. O. turns at the sound, jctters a cry 
of despair, atid staggers into Ryan's arjns. Madge rutis to 
him and embraces him.) 

CURTAIN. 



ACT II. 

Scene I. — A street. E7iter Neil, r., a bundle tinder his 
arm, an old iniibreUa in one hand, eating a piece of bread. 
Walks very fast, turns, goes back, pnts bread in hat, puts 
hat on head. 

Neil. For de Lord's sake, dis darkey am so mixed up he 
don't know which way to go fust. Dis am de most pressin' 
occasion dat ever visited dis yere establishment. Dere is 
massa cap'n ; I spec dey will blow his head off afore I gets 
dare ; den dar is Missis Madge, she be's gone up to see Wash- 
ington, — spect's he's some relation to George Washington 
what stole de hatchet — she's gone up to see about getting a 
'prieve for massa cap'n ; and I clar to goodness I's all broke 
up. I spec dey'U wan't me for sojer yet. No, sar ; I'd 
rudder live ten year a coward, den twenty year a dead 
niggar. Howsomedever, I specks de best ting to do fust am 
to go to camp and see what a poor old darkey can do to help 
massa cap'n out of dat bad scrape. Dat old willain what 
stole de papers am de instigator of all dis rumpus. (Looks 
offv.., sees Mike coming luithface tied up with bandanna, the 
ends tied in knot so to stick up like ears.) For de Lord's 
sake, what — what's dat got ears — no, horns — {Tjirns to 
run.) I hab decided to go de oder way. 

Mike (outside). Hould on, Blackie, I want to see yees. 
{Enters K.) Shtop, come back, i^^ii. peeps on catitioiisly j 
enter Neil.) 

Neil. What's de matter ? Hab de ole woman been 
smoovin' your har wid de sof end of de mop '? 

Mike. Where's Dr. Farlee, I dunno ! I've been to his 
office, and divil a soul could I find at all, at all ; and me wid 
an ache in me tooth as big as me head. Ouch, by the 
shades of St. Patrick ! (Groans.) 

Neil. De doctor hab gone to de war, and we done spect 
him back for quite a spell. (Aside.) Now, I'll get even 
wid him. I guess I could distract dat yere tooth for ye in 
about a jiffy. 

13 



14 IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

Mike. Och ! go away wid yer foolin' ! What does the 
loikes of ye's know about practicin' medicine ? 

Neil. Well, I libbed wid Dr. Farlee for as much as tree 
months afore massa cap'n got married, and he neber dis- 
tract a tooth but he always ask me to help. {Aside.) Empty 
de spittoon. 

Mike. Och, murther ! {Holding jaw.) How much 
would yes ask to do the job ? 

Neil. I ax you jis fifty cents, regular price, cash in 
hand. {Aside.) I'll gib him a dollar's worth of pullin'. 
{Takes things from bundle.) 

Mike. Say a quarter, can't ye ? Will it hurt much ? 
Faith, I wish I was a dafe mute widout a tooth in me head. 

Neil. Which am de rioht tooth .^ 

Mike. I seat mesilf quietly on the ground, and be aisy 
wid ye now ; and if ye can't be aisy, be as aisy as ye can. 
There, now, do ye see that off tooth on the nigh side ? 
{Btisiness of pJilling tooth.) 

Neil. Dat am de worst tooth harvest I ever experienced. 
I charge you one dollar — 

Mike. Ye's pooled the wrong tooth. If ye's think I'll 
pay ye a dollar for me head being pulled off, and the wrong 
tooth cooming out, ye'll be left. 

Neil. Gol-a-mity! I's bery sorry, sar, bery sorry ! but I 
can gib you some immegiate relief dat will change your feehngs 
pretty soon. {Takes bottle from bundle.) Cap-sick-um. 

Mike. Cap — who did you say ? 

Neil. De ignoramps of some folks am surprising. Jest 
moisten your throat wid dat yere ; good for sore throat, cold 
in de head, and will keep ye from catchin' cold in de head, 
and will keep you from catchin' cold in de hole dat de tooth 
come out of. 

(Mike takes a drink and dances wildly abotit.) 

Mike, Och ! murder — fire — water! Be me soul, I have 
swallowed four quarts of yellar jackets, all business end fore- 
most. Ye ugly black divel, what for would I be after payin' 
ye for pullin' me head off, and thin settin' fire to me throat ! 
Be off wid ye, or by the howly St. Patrick I'll drum that 
black head of ye's into the middle of next week. 

{Chases him offy L..) 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 1 5 



Scene II. — Change to prison. Window at back, grated. 
Capt. O. seated on stool, c. 

Capt. O. a weary, weary world, and, were it not for my 
wife, I should care but little what my fate might be. Tried, 
convicted, condemned ; and yet never was man more inno- 
cent than I am. Friends all gone ; not one to whisper a 
word of comfort to my desponding soul. Oh, friendship ! 
empty bauble, that bursts at the first adverse wind ! Dr. 
Farlee, why does he not come } And, Madge, Heaven bless 
her ! how does she bear this terrible calamity ? Some one 
approaches. To-morrow at eight o'clock I am to die. What 
can bring any one to see me now ? 

(^Enter Guard and Dr. Farlee, r. Om kkd paces to ajid 
fro.) 

Dr. Farlee. I am glad to see you, captain. I mean, I 
am sorry to see you here. It would appear that you are such 
a monstrous villain that they will not let me see you privately, 
though this is your last night on earth. 

Capt. O. Doctor, Heaven bless you ! No, they will not 
allow any one to see me alone. I cannot account for it. 

Dr. F. I can. Colonel Strang ! 

Capt. O. Is he here."* Why should he wish me harm ? 

Dr. F. Yes, he is here. No doubt, his reason for his 
course of conduct is the fact that, as he wanted to marry 
Madge before she became your wife, he has a fancy to marry 
your widow. 

Capt. O. Tush ! doctor, you are vexed on my account. 
Forget him, and tell me the news. Where is Madge .'* 

Dr. F. She has gone to Washington ; started two hours 
after your arrest, in hopes an appeal to the President would 
help you. 

Capt. O. My poor wife ! She was so eager to save me 
that she has deprived me of the one solace that I thought 
left to me — the last touch of her hand, a last look into her 
eyes. Well, perhaps it is better as it is. 

Dr. F. Confound it! how did we know your trial was to 
be pushed forward with such disgraceful haste ? If order is 
ever restored, those connected with this business shall be 
called to a strict account. 

Capt. O. That will not help me much. 

Dr. F. I hastened to General Hamilton. I complained, 



l6 IN THE enemy's CAMP. 

I protested, Vm afraid I swore. He answered that he could 
not delay the sentence ; that your case was that of a spy. 

Capt. O. a spy ! 

Dr. F. Yes, a spy. He would grant no favors except 
that I might spend an hour with you. (Looks at watch.') 
Forty-five minutes. {To Guard.) My friend, here is a 
five-dollar bill ; can't you find us a bottle of wine ? 

Guard {hands it to comrade outside, ivithotit leaving 
stage). I have given it to the guard ; he will bring the wine. 
{Paces as before.) 

Dr. F. {aside). He knows his duty. {To Capt. O.) I 
am going to tell you a story to beguile your time away. Oh, 
here's the wine. {Wine is brought o?i tray; they dritik.) 
But the story. Let me see. It was about a cousin of mine. 
He married young and suffered by it. The wife suffered too. 
He was pressed into service ; that made a bad sailor of him, 
and within one week after he was drafted on board ship he 
made two attempts to desert — I repeat, to desert. 

Capt. O. {aside). I think I understand. 

Dr. F. {to Guard). Would you open that window ? the 
air is very stifling. {As Guard does so, aside.) This is 
your siory ; follow my instructions. (A loud.) Well, for the 
first offence he was pardoned ; for the second he received 
four dozen with the cat ; and for the third he was to be strung 
up at the yard arm. He said but little, but, quiet as he 
seemed, he was not tamed yet. He determined to escape. 
He had no friend with whom he could arrange a plan for es- 
cape, and, even if he had, the prisoner would not even be 
allowed five minutes' conversation with him. 

Capt. O. And did he try in spite of that ? 

Dr. F. He did. At about midnight, he sprang from the 
port-hole into the water. His escape was at once discovered, 
but, notwithstanding the fact that several shots were fired 
upon him, he floated along with the tide and succeeded in 
making his escape, and was picked up by a boat. This was 
twelve o'clock, midnight. {Hands Capt. O. a file which he 
secretes in his clothing^ What time is it, sergeant ? 

Guard. Twenty minutes after eleven. 

Dr. F. That is five minutes fast, according to my time. 
You have ten minutes left to tell me all you wish to have 
done. 

Capt. O. All I have is to go to my wife. I suppose our 
home will be seized by the government, but you may be able 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 17 

to recover something for her by and by. Tell her I regret 
nothing that has passed ; that I am glad to prove, even with 
my life, if need be, how much I love her. 

Guard. The time of your interview has expired. 

Dr. F. Good-by. {Aside.') Twelve o'clock. 

Capt. O. {aside). I understand. {Aloud.) Good-by, 
old friend, and may Heaven bless you. 

{Exeiint Dr. F. and Guard.) 

- Capt. O. (stajids looking after them a ino7iieiit, then paces 
to and fro). Everything seems like a wild dream to me. 
Escape ! Freedom ! oh, how the words thrill to my very 
soul. Here is the file he brought to me ; no, 'tis not a 
dream. This imprisonment — 'tis too fearfully real. Only 
one step between me and freedom, and yet, should I make 
the effort, Heaven knows how great may be my peril. It can- 
not be worse than it is already. To remain is certain death, 
to make my escape from this dungeon, there may be a chance 
for life. {Goes to wifidoiu J files away at bar.) Ah! fortune 
favors me. {Tries bar which is loose.) One more effort, 
and I am free. {F'iling bar.) Heaven will second my 
efforts; it will not tantalize me with a hope that can never be 
realized. {Bar yields.) To thee, Heaven, do I confide my 
life, my soul ; and implore thy pity and aid. 

{Passes through window ; is seen to Jnnip. A pause. 
Enter Gv akT) from R.) 

Guard. I neglected to remove the wine. What ! the 
cell vacant ! Prisoner gone ! He must have escaped by the 
window. {Sees bar.) Ah, 'tis so ; but I may still be able to 
see him. [At window.) I think I see him upon the water ; 
a shot will tell. {Shoots.) Yes, 'twas he, and the shot must 
have taken effect as he has disappeared. I will give the 
alarm. 

{Exit K. Enter Col. Strang, r. To xuindow.) 

Strang. Escaped ! The guard informs me that he shot 
him upon the water. This is glorious news ; and now, my 
lady Madge, by fair or foul means you must be mine. {Exit 

R.) 



1 8 IN THE enemy's CAMP. 



Scene III. — Change to apartment in house near camp. 
Madge seated at table, c, dressed in black. 

Madge. Ah, how a few short months change our lives. 
My dear husband dead to the world as Capt. Malcolm Oli- 
phant, but saved from a watery grave by Dr. Farlee, when 
every one beside thought him drowned, and now, under the 
name of Coupland, is a common soldier in the Union army. 
Under the name of Mrs. Malcolm I have braved all danger 
to be at his side ; and yet to be near him is ample pay for 
all. Agnes has a home with me, and is betrothed to Dr. 
Farlee, who is a brave and true man. Colonel Strang has 
already discovered my hiding-place, and continues his perse- 
cutions, which he commenced aS soon as he thought my hus- 
band was drowned, (/vises.) And I, I must bear it all for 
Malcolm's sake. (Enter Dr. Farlee.) Ah, doctor, what 
news do you bring from Malcolm, and what from Agnes ? 

Dr. F. I am not acquainted with any one by that name. 
Coupland is well, and his wild scheme has succeeded better 
than we dared to hope. 

Madge. This is good news, and helps me to bear the un- 
pleasant message I had this morning, — a note from Colonel 
Strang, saying he would visit me to-day. Oh, doctor, how 
can I receive him without showing him that I detest him ? 

Dr. F. Be patient only a little while longer, and I hope 
to be able to relieve you of his importunities and tell you 
that Coupland is free to declare himself. 

Madge. I will try. I can do anything that is necessary 
to Malcolm's safety. But tell me of him. 

Dr. F. Well, when I fished him out of the water and 
carried him to the cottage, he declared his resolution to 
enter the ranks as a common soldier and prove his fidelity to 
the cause for which he had taken arms. 

Madge. It was a noble thought. 

Dr. F. His services have already made him a favorite 
with every officer of the regiment, and won for him the 
special regard of General Kerr. He is now Sergeant Coup- 
land ; with prospects of being promoted. 

Madge. You make me very happy. I begin to see the 
end of all this masquerading. 

Dr. F. Agnes is well and reports very little progress. 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. I9 

Ah, here comes your old faithful servant, and I will leave 
you ; good-day. {Exit, L.) 

Madge. Yes, he has indeed been faithful, and I hope he 
may have news from Malcolm. {Enter Neil, r.) Neil, 
Heaven bless and reward you for your fidelity. 

Neil. Dis child am powerful glad to see you, honey. It 
mos' takes my breff away ebery time I think ob de tribula- 
tion you hab been fru. 

Madge. You have been with Malcolm. Is there any 
word from him ? 

Neil. Yes, chile, here it am, sartin sure. I'se de bearer 
ob despatches, 1 is. {Gh'es letter.) Me and Mike is going 
to de plantation ober yonder fore-age-in' for de supplies, an' I 
will drop in on de way back, and see if 3'ou want to send any- 
thing by pirate conwayance. {Exit k.) 

Madge. From my husband. Heaven bless him ! {Opens 
and reads.) " My Own Dear Wife, — Nearly a year has 
passed since we were together. Scarcely a year, and yet a 
dreary age of misery and suspense has been concentrated in 
the brief space. But the hour of our triumph is near. I have 
returned to-day, successfully, from an expedition which no one 
but myself would undertake. The general has publicly 
acknowledged my services to the government, and, thanks to 
his favor, I hope, in a few days, to declare myself, and claim 
a reversion of the sentence so hastily pronounced upon me. 
Be cheerful, then, for our separation will only endure a little 
longer. Commend me to your sister Agnes, and to your own 
good thoughts. Your true and loving husband, Malcolm." 
Ah, Malcolm, dear husband, so brave and true, and yet to be 
forced to face these dangers as Sergeant Coupland, and daily 
live in fear of detection. Oh, when will it end ! {Buries face 
in her hands.) 

{Enter Col. S., R.) 

Col. S. I beg pardon, madam, if I intrude, but I come on 
important business. I am sorry to find you looking so 
gloomy. 

Madge. Your business. Colonel ? 

Col. S. To warn you of your danger, and to offer you 
protection. 

Madge. Danger! With what new peril am I threatened.'' 

Col. S. There is peril everywhere to the friends of the 
rebels. Were it known that Mrs. Malcolm is the widow of 
the traitor, Malcolm Oliphant, imprisonment might follow — 
perhaps something worse. 



20 IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

Madge. But I have committed no crime. 

Col. S. Your crime, madam, is your kinship with two of 
the most notorious rebels — 

Madge. It is false; my husband was not a traitor, and I 
claim for him the respect due to the memory of a Union 
soldier. 

Col. S. Absurd as it may seem, a report has been re- 
ceived that he still lives. Nay, more, that he is chief agent 
of the Confederates, and is at present in the camp of General 
Kerr as a spy ; and the inquiry which is about to be made, 
I fear, will lead to your identification. Every man in camp is 
to be examined, and every house searched ; and every per- 
son who does not answer clearly is doomed. I am here to 
warn you. 

Madge. I'm afraid the warning will not shield me from 
danger. 

Col. S. I have come not only to warn you but to tell you 
there is one who has the power to protect you; and he will 
venture everything for your sake, if you will but give him the 
legal right to do so. 

Madge. Colonel Strang ! 

Col. S. Forgive me, madam. I am too blunt a soldier to 
be a politic wooer. Marriage alone can give me the right to 
protect you. 

Madge. I am grateful for your friendship, but I beseech 
you not to repeat your proposal. 

Col. S. I see I have been too abrupt in my desire to 
render you a service. When next we meet, let me find you 
in better spirits ; and then I shall ask you to name the day 
when you will be mine. I have only a moment to stop now, 
so must bid you good-day. {Exit R.) 

Madge. Heaven knows how I have endured the presence 
of that man when my heart has been bursting. " Every man 
in camp examined — Every house searched — doomed if they 
cannot give a clear account." — How can I warn him .'' He 
must escape. To remain is certain death. He feels so safe 
in his innocence that a letter will not be sufficient. No, there 
is only one way. I must go myself to camp, and with my 
own lips tell him of the impending danger : plead with him, 
implore him, by the love he bears his wife, not to die the 
death of a spy. {Walks the floor. Enter Neil, r.) 

Neil. Here I is, Mrs. Madge, ready to do anything for 
you. I'sc done a heap ob lookin' round since I was here. 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 21 

Some very important obserwations been deweloped. I's in 
for de Union, sartin sure. 

Madge. Neil, would you risk your life to save your 
master .'' 

Neil. Yes, missus, sartin sure's you're born. 

Madge. Then you must help me get into camp to-night. 
I must see your master. 

Neil. Bress you, honey, hovv'Il you get de pass ? 

Madge. Dr. Farlee will provide me with one, and you 
must provide the disguise. 

Neil. I will do anything you say, missus. 

Madge. Come with me, then ; I will give you full instruc- 
tions as to what I want. 

CURTAIN. 



ACT III. 

5CENE I. — Camp. Stand of colors, c. Guns stacked, R. 
and L. Gtiard pacing back and forth. Soldiers arou7id 
ca7npfire at back as curtain rises. Capt. O. is seated 
with them, disguised by a short beard. 

Capt. O. {rising, co7nes down'). If I could only hear from 
Madge, that she is safe and well, how it would comfort me. 
When I think of the shame, the ignominy which has black- 
ened my name, and the disgrace which would surely follow 
my identification, I have still greater fears for her safety. 
How she must be pained with thoughts of my being discov- 
ered. Yet it is her honor as well as my own that I am striv- 
ing for. She has shared my shame, poor girl, and she shall 
be proud of my victory. 

Ryan {enters, carrying basket). By the holy St. Pat- 
rick, we got out of that scrape by the skin of our teeth. 

Capt. O. Why, what is the matter, Mike ? 

Ryan. Well, now, ye see I was foraging around a patch 
of paraties jist over the hill beyand, and the fust thing I knew 
I was right in a hornet's nest of Johnny Rebs that came down 
on me like a chicken on a hawk. But I didn't come away 
empty-handed, though, for I had crept in through a knot houl 
of an ould smoke-house, and helped meself to a ham and 
string of sasage and a she biddy hen what was a-settin' in a 
barrel on a glass egg and two bricks. I axed her what was 
she trying to do, I dunno, and she said she was trying to 
hatch out an American eagle for the Southern Confederacy ; 
and I told her she was me prisoner, and she spoke so loud it 
raised the rebs, and I took to me heels, and the bullits after 
me, bad luck to um. I dodged ivery one save a hole in me 
hat. But here comes something foine we Yanks don't see in 
camp every day — a bonefidy lassie. 

(Madge enters in disguise as Scotch flower girl, singitig 
a song.) 

Madge. Flowers, beautiful flowers. Who can refuse to 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 2$ 

buy them ? {Goes around trying to sell.) Only a dime ; come 
buy— come buy. 

Ryan. Begorra, lassie, we're obliged to ye, but ye are 
the swatest blossom of the whole lot. Come, give me a kiss, 
can't ye ? {She starts back j he follows.) 

Madge {alanneci). No, no, my man, it be agin the rules. 

Ryan. Ye must pay the price of a passport among us. 

Madge. If that's the price, I'll pay it, but to only one ; 
and ye'U have to let me choose the man, laddie. 

{Steps to Capt. O. to piji on boicqiietj he discovers her.) 

Capt. O. Good Heavens ! Madge ! 

Ryan. So ye shall, lassie ; and we'll respect your choice. 

Madge. Let this be the man, then. 

All {laughing). Three cheers for Coupland ! {Cheer.) 

Ryan. I say, old fellow, it's well enough to kiss her once, 
but ye goes too far. Ye make our mouths water. 

Capt. O. Pardon, comrades, pardon ; there's a kiss for 
each of you. 

Ryan. Hould on : let's have one for ourselves. 

Capt. O. Listen to me, boys ; I see in this face the por- 
trait of a very dear friend. 

Ryan. An ould friend, is it ? 

Capt. O. Yes, an old friend. Some of you have wives, 
and the rest have sweethearts. 

Ryan. You're right, sergeant. 

Capt. O. I had a sweetheart once, so pure, so true, but a 
cloud of misfortune came between us, and hid her from my 
sight. But it could not hide her from my dreams. By the 
camp-fire, when the smoke of battle enveloped me like a 
cloud, she was ever present in memory, giving me thoughts 
of better things, and strength to dare to win them. This is 
what my lass was to me, yet there were bitter thoughts as- 
sociated with her. I was like one dead to her, and she had 
no protector. Worse ; I recollected her charms would not 
lack admirers, and the demon jealousy tortured me with the 
fear that she might forget me. 

Madge {aside). Never, Malcolm, never ! 

Capt. O. 'Twas only a brief pang, for, when doubt dark- 
ened on me, it seemed as if I could see the bright hope of 
her face beaming on me, and I had courage to fight ; and 
trying to do my duty has won for me your good will and my 
sergeant's badge. 

Ryan. And, sure, ye desarved um all, and the girl beside 
into the bargain. 



24 IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

Capt. 0. Then, comrades, after a weary while of separa- 
tion and suspense, do you wonder that I seem to take more 
than my share of this flower ? 

Ryan. Good luck to you! {Shakes hancfs.) And the 
girl shall have the respect we would pay a princess. Three 
cheers for them, boys ! {C/ieers.) 

{Roll of drtit/i is heard, and order to fall in. Exeunt 
Soldiers, R.) 

Madge. I must speak with you alone. 

Capt. O. Impossible ! All would be lost if we were dis- 
covered. 

Madge. You must escape now. Every man in camp is 
to be searched ; you are betrayed. 

Capt. O. No, no, Madge, it cannot be. I could not es- 
cape, even should I try. Every pass is guarded. The gen- 
eral has ordered me to accompany him to-night upon special 
service ; I stay to prove my innocence. 

Madge. This search will condemn you, innocent as you 
are. 

Capt. O. It cannot alter my determination. 

Madge. If you are discovered, reveal the truth. I will 
bear you witness, even though it criminate my father. You 
must not die as a traitor. 

Capt. O. No, Madge, no ; I am only doing my duty, and 
am resolved to meet the worst. But you must not remain 
longer in camp. Go, and Heaven protect you. 

Madge. Yes, I go, true to the last, remember. {They 
embrace J he goes R., she L., fueeting Col. S.) 

Col. S. Ah, ha ! my pretty one ! I should know that 
form among a thousand. {Atte/npts to follow her, but is 
stopped by Capt. O.) 

Capt. O. I beg your pardon, colonel ; I have something 
to say. 

Col. S. Out of the way, sir ! 

Capt. O. No, sir ! I must speak. 

Col. S. Must, sir ! You forget yourself. 

Capt. O. No, no, I do not forget that you are Colonel 
Strang, while I am Coupland, a poor soldier. But, sir, even 
a common soldier has a heart, and the good name of those I 
love is as dear to me as though I were a commanding 
officer. 

Col. S. Bah ! Out of the way, I say. 

Capt. O. You would follow that woman. 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP, 2$ 

Col. S. If it pleases me. 

Capt. O. But it does not please her or me. If she is 
more than life to me, what then.'' 

Col. S. The chances are, if you do not get out of the 
way, you will have a sharp lesson for your insubordination. 

Capt. O. You have the power, and a word from you will 
place me in front of a file of comrades to be shot. But if you 
are a gentleman, you will not use your power like a scoundrel ; 
you will not force your acquaintance upon a woman who is so 
little to you and so much to me. 

(E/ifer Dr. F., iinobse^-ved.') 

Col. S. That depends on the pleasure of the lady. 

Dr. F. {to Capt. O., aside). In Heaven's name what are 
you doing? 

Capt. O. {jiot heeding). But the lady is an honest 
woman — 

Col. S, {pushing him away). Out of the way, sir. You 
have made a mistake if you expect favor in the eyes of the 
lady who has just left us. She whom you have dared to in- 
sult with your attentions is my affianced wife. Are you satis- 
fied .? {Exit L.) 

Capt. O. {aside). Do my senses deceive me ? His 
affianced wife ! No, no ; it is a base falsehood, and yet the 
words of Dr. Farlee come back to me. No, no ; 111 not 
believe it. Madge, my own wife, you are not false to me. 
Heaven forgive me for the thought. My darling wife exposed 
to the persecutions of this villain, and I, her husband, dare 
not speak, nor raise a finger to defend her. If I could only 
see her once more. If only for a few moments, I must see 
her, let the consequences be what they may. {To Dr. F.) 
Oh, doctor, you are my friend. Procure for me a pass to quit 
the camp. 

Dr. F. Quit the camp ! And now ! Impossible. 

Capt. O. Only for one hour. I have done enough to 
deserve that small favor, and I must have it. I must see my 
wife. 

Dr. F. So you shall in good time, but control yourself 

Capt. O. Control myself ! Doctor, if you knew the tor- 
ture which I endure every moment I stand here, you would 
wonder that I do not go mad. You may well say control 
yourself, but you do not know what a demon there is in a 
jealous heart. 

Dr. F. Jealous ! You cannot be jealous of your wife! 



26 IN THE enemy's CAMP. 

Capt. O. No, no ; and yet I am. Did you not hear what 
Strang said ? He called her his affianced wife. 

Dr. F. Then he lied. 

Capt. O. Yes, he lied ; but remember my position. I am 
dead, yet living. I dare not raise a finger in my own de- 
fence. My life is forfeited to the law, and recognition would 
be death. My wife, persecuted by this man, is defenceless, 
is at his mercy, and I powerless to aid her. 

Dr. F. You do not doubt her truth to you ? 

Capt. O. No. Heaven help me, I scarcely know what I 
doubt, or hope, or fear. Think of her wretched condition — 
the widow of a living man. Think of the advantage this man 
holds over her. 

Dr. F. He can never drive her into marriage with him. 

Capt. O. But it will subject her to tortures of which I 
may relieve her. It will subject me to madness from which 
she can save 7ne. I must save her. Oh ! the pass, doctor ; 
you will, you must get it for me. 

Dr. F. I tell you the result would be discovery and 
death. 

Capt. O. Oh, doctor, for the love of Heaven, get me the 
pass. 

Dr. F. It is her life you hazard as well as your own. 

Capt. O. For the sake of Madge, who is so dear to me. 

Dr. F. This is madness. If you are bound to destruction, 
I will not hasten the journey. {Exit L. ; Capt. O. looks 
after him despairingly.) 



Scene II. — Plain room. Madge seated reading. Enter 
Col. S. 

Col. S. Ah, good-morning, Mrs. Malcolm. You will ex- 
cuse my early visit. 

Madge {aside). Good Heavens ! here again. {Aloitd.) It 
is rather unexpected. 

Col. S. I come again to urge my suit. It is reported 
that Malcolm Oliphant still lives. Of course, the rumor is 
absurd, but it imperils your safety as well as your sister's. 
There is only one way to prove it false — become my wife 
without more delay. Refuse, and I will learn before the day 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. . 2/ 

is over why you visited the camp last night, by arresting the 
drunken vagabond who prevented me from following you. 

Madge. You are cruel, colonel. 

Col. S. It is because I love you that I have endeavored 
to persuade when it is in my power to compel. 

Madge. Sir, you do yourself injustice. You have left 
nothing undone which would compel my submission. 

Col. S. There is one influence yet to be tried — force. 

Madge. You are frank, at all events. This interview, if 
prolonged, will be an unpleasant one. Allow me to aid you. 
I shall never marry again ; and if you were a gentleman, as 
you claim to be, you would not force your unwelcome visits 
upon me in this manner. (^She attempts to leave the room j 
he grasps her by the arm and stops her.) 

Madge. Unhand me, sir. {She shakes him off.) 

Col. S. You must change your mind, and that before I 
leave. 

Madge. Must! — 

Col. S. Precisely. I have a fancy to fix the date of our 
marriage now. In yonder old church lurks a rebel on whose 
head a heavy price is set. I need not tell you who it is — 
your father. A word from me, and he is captured and hanged 
or shot as a spy. His life depends on your answer. Re- 
main obstinate, and within an hour he will be in the hands of 
justice. And listen. Mark ye, ere to-morrow's sun shall 
set he shall die, and your admirer of the camp will be swing- 
ing from the highest tree in the forest. 

Madge {aside). Heaven help me ! {Shouts outside; a 
gun heard J Madge rjcns to window. Col. S. follows 
her.) 

Madge. Ah, there is some one running yonder. He 
evades his pursuers — he has hid in yonder clump of bushes. 
They pass him — now he comes this way — they see him 
and follow close behind — they are coming this way — it is — 
no — yes, it is — oh, they will kill him before my eyes. Now 
they have overtaken him — no, he eludes them. {A shot 
fired.) Heavens ! he is shot. {Faints j is supported to 
chair R., by Col. S., who stands over her as Capt. O. rushes 
in, L. He stops diunfounded on beholding situation.) 

Capt. O. {aside). Oh, great Heavens ! Madge ! for whom 
I risked my life ! 

Col. S. Have you a pass, sir ? {Steps before Madge so 
that she is hidden from Oliphant.) 



28 IN THE enemy's CAMP. 

Capt. O. I have none. 

Col. S. Who are you, sir, who dare intrude yourself upon 
this hidy in my presence — my bride of to-morrow .'' 

Capt. O. She does not deny it. Great God ! Am I 
dreaming.'' Madam, is it possible that you accept this 
man .'' 

Col. S. Do you know to what penalty you have exposed 
yourself 1 

Capt. O. I have counted the cost, and accept the penalty. 
Oil, that yonder bullet had not missed the mark. 

(Madge rises, crosses /n front of Cat-t. O.) 

Madge {aside). Merciful Father ! filfhis soul with faith in 
me. Let him look into my eyes and see how much I love him 

Capt. O. I have asked the lady a question. (^To Madge.) 
Your answer, madam. 

Col. S. By what right, sir, do you question this lady .-' 

Capt. O. Your answer, madam .-' 

Col. S. Stand back, sir, or we will find a rope to teach 
you manners. 

Capt. O. Madam, 1 demand an answer. 

Col. S. If you delay another moment, I will have you 
whipped from the place like a dog. 

Capt. O. I have a right which she dare not deny. 
Ladies of higher rank have stooped before, and humbler men 
than I, a common soldier, have dared to love them. Bid her 
tell the rest. Heaven command her to tell the truth — yes, 
the truth ; that if she is false to me she is a perjured and 
dishonored woman. 

Madge {aside). And I must hear all this and dare not 
utter one word in self-defence, for his sake. Oh ! why will 
he not have faith in me ? 

Col. S. Answer the fool, madam, and let him go. 

Capt. O. Ay! answer the fool, madam, and let him go. 

MaT)GK {aside). What shall I do .'' To expose him is 
certain death. Why will he not trust me ? {Aloud.) What 
answer can I give to this charge of dishonor ? 

Capt. O. Tell this man you cannot be his wife. 

Madge. I have already told him so repeatedly. 

Col. S. Be careful, madam. You are already suspected 
of being an accomplice of the rebels. I demand you to go 
with me. 

Madge. I will not go. 

Col. S. Will not! You forget, madam, that I have the 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 29 

power to make you repent of this folly. If you remain you 
will perish with this knave at your side. Choose, madam ! 
Choose safety with me, or death with him. (Madge places 
lier hand in Capt. O.'s.) 

Madge. I have chosen — death with him. (Capt. O. 
kisses her hand.) 

Col. S. My devotion and love you have treated with con- 
tempt. You are unworthy the respect, even, which I have 
shown you. You shall presently see what my hate can do. 
(Goes to L.) 

Capt. O. Stay, sir ; you have dared to insult this lady, 
and, by Heaven, you shall answer for it to me. 

Col. S. Indeed ! I shall know the right you have to de- 
mand an explanation before I give it. 

Capt. O. Colonel Strang, will you do me the honor to 
descend from your position and try your sword against mine .'* 
As an officer, I respect your position ; as a man, I say you 
are a villain so base that no words of scorn and contempt 
can hurt you. (Strang draws a pis/oiy Madge rushes de- 
tween tJiein.') 

Madge. Shoot me first. (Col. S. crosses R. ; Capt. O. 
puts Madge back.) 

Col. S. Prove to me the woman is worth the risk, and my 
sword shall answer for the slander. 

Capt. O. I will prove her honest even to your foul mind, 
Colonel Strang. I am her husband. {Removes false beard.) 

Col. S. Ha! ha! ha! It is for this I have been waiting, 
my valiant fellow. You are trapped, and will have to answer 
before General Kerr. Methinks, ere many days, you will 
meet the fate you deserve. {Exit R.) 

Madge. Oh, Malcolm, how could you ? We are lost — 
lost together. 

Capt. O. E.xplain, if you can, madam, the situation in 
which I surprised you. 

Madge. My dear husband, how you have wronged me, 
you do not know. Colonel Strang has urged his suit in 
every possible way ; I refused him again and again; he at 
last used threats, saying my father was lodged in yonder 
church, and on his head was set a heavy price, and unless I 
consented to become his wife before to-morrow's sun, he 
would have him arrested and executed as a spy, together 
with my admirer of the camp of last night, meaning you. At 
that moment, I heard the report of a gun and hastened to the 



30 IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

window only to see you pursued and shot at. I fainted from 
the shock, and was supported by him to my chair. 

Capt. O. Can this be true ? 

Madge. How could you doubt me who braved a father's 
curse because I loved you .-' I have followed you to a land 
full of the saddest memories, and remained here where every 
generous sentiment of my nature is daily outraged, in hourly 
terror for the safety of all who are dear to me. I have over- 
come a woman's fears — Heaven help me, almost a woman's 
modesty ; risked a reputation, and submitted to a thousand 
humiliations of pride and self-respect, all because I loved 
you ; and now you come to me full of suspicions alike un- 
worthy of you and dishonorable to me. This it is cuts more 
keenly to my heart than all the combined sorrows of the 
years gone by. 

Capt. O. Madge, when you know all that transpired be- 
tween us last night after you left us, how he insulted me on 
your account, and told me )'ou were his aflRanced wife — when 
you know, that revenge is so sweet to him that he will have it 
at any cost — when you know how much I love you, and the 
bitterness of this disguise and separation — when you con- 
sider all this, perhaps you will pity, if you cannot forgive. 
'Tis my love for you that drove me almost to despair, braving 
death itself to get one word with you. I came, regardless 
of my pledge not to leave the camp — regardless of picket 
balls and risk of exposure — to find, as I supposed, his words 
confirmed, and you in his arms. Oh, Madge, how I have 
wronged you ! I can never forgive myself. {Takes her 
hand.') 

Madge. Dear Malcolm, I pity you because I know what 
you have suffered {puts her art/is around his neck)., and 
forgive you because I love you. He has gone to order our 
arrest, but we will share the consequences together. 
{Enter Col. S. with gjiard.') 

Col. S. Guard, take charge of these prisoners ; see they 
do not escape. I have ordered the house guarded and 
searched for other traitors. {To Madge.) Young woman, 
you will have the pleasure of hearing from your father pres- 
ently. I have ordered his arrest, and he will share the fate 
of a spy with that traitor at your side. Comfort yourself 
with the thought that yoti have suffered it to be so. The 
guard will at once remove the prisoners to the headquarters 
of Gen. Kerr for court-martial. 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 3 1 



Scene III. — Ope7i space in woods outside of Union camp ; 
trees, R. aitd L. At hack, R., a large rock before which 
stajids Capt. O. {in white shirt, no coat), facing the Ji ring 
squad of six soldiers, nnder command of Sergeant Ryan, 
who are front, L. Gen. Kerr and Col. Strang, r., 
fro)it. Soldiers and loiterers fro?n camp, R. and L. 

Gen. Kerr. Malcolm Oliphant, it becomes my painful 
duty to carry out the sentence pronounced by court-martial. 
You are to suffer the penalty prescribed by military law for 
a spy and traitor to your country. If you have anything to 
say, you now have the opportunity. You have five minutes 
in which to prepare yourself to meet your fate. 

Capt. O. General Kerr, — comrades, — this is no time or 
place to tell a lie. I am to die as a traitor, as I fully realize. 
I am innocent of the charges brought against me, as Heaven 
is my witness. I am neither a spy nor a traitor, and, when 
the day of days shall come, and we are judged by the deeds 
done here in the body, you will then know that Malcolm 
Oliphant died for another's crime — died true to the Union — 
true to the last. I have nothing more to say. 

(Gen. Kerr steps to Capt. O., grasps his hand, and turns 
back to former place, signalling to Sgt. Ryan.) 

Ryan. Attention, squad ! Advance two paces ! Ready, 
ai m — 

{Enter Neil, back, L.) 

Neil. Hold on dar, for de Lord's sake, Massa Ryan, 
hold on — a repreibe, a repreibe. {Rushes down stage, and 
hands paper to Gen. Kerr, who has advanced to 'c. of stage 
and eagerly takes it.) 

Gen. Kerr. Recover arms ! {Squad obeys, while Gen. 
Kerr opens paper and reads.) 

Neil. Tank de Lord, I'm in time ! Tight squeeze, 
dough. Run all de way. Dare am a whole cloud ob wit- 
nesses coming. Dare's a good time coming, it am almost 
here — glory hallilujum ! 

Gen. Kerr {reads). '' I command the release of Malcolm 
Oliphant, as I have positive proof of his innocence. I also 
command the release of his wife, Madge, now in custody as 
an accomplice, and order the arrest of" (Gen. Kerr stops, 
looks at Col. Strancj.) The remainder of the document 
seriously affects the honor of an officer of rank. Colonel 



32 IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 

Strang, you are charged with being deeply involved in the 
crime, and may consider yourself under arrest until this mat- 
ter can be investigated. {To guard.') Release the prisoner 
and Mrs. Oliphant. 

Col. S. Who dares utter a word against the honor of 
Colonel Strang ? 

Strathroy {enters L. v. E.). I dare. You have sought to 
use me to further your own ends, but, thank Heaven, I am 
not too late to atone for the evil I have done. Malcolm Oli- 
phant is innocent of complicity with me, even in thought. He 
is to blame only for sacrificing his own life for my sake. I 
have been blind to his worth, but the sting of conscience 
brings me here to do all I can to repair the wrong I have 
done him. 

Col. S. Soldiers, fire on him, he is a rebel spy. 

Gen. Kerr. Hold! I, sir, command here. Go on with 
your story — give us proof of what you say, or it will avail 
nothing. 

Strath. I stole the despatches for which you condemn 
Olipliant. Here they are. {Hands them.) These are not 
the first documents which came to my hands. Yonder knave 
tampered with your private papers, copies of which he 
brought to me, and received, in exchange, large sums of 
money. I have learned, with shame, of his persecution of my 
daughter Madge ; of his attempt to rob her of her husband, 
and compel her to marry himself — 

Col. S. 'Tis a base falsehood, prepared by a family of 
traitors, to save Malcolm Oliphant. 

Strath. Here are the proofs. {Hands papers to Gen. 
Kerr.) 

Col. S. {draws pistol). Take that, scoundrel! 

Gen. Kerr. Guard, seize both of those men. 

Strath, {fires and kills Col. S.). We have plotted vil- 
lany together, and die together. {Shoots himself.) 

Gen. Kerr. They have taken justice into their own 
hands. 

{Enter, R., Madge, Agnes, and Dr. Farlee. Madge 
screams and rushes into her husband's arms.) 

Madge. Oh, husband ! I feared you were killed. What 
was the meaning of those shots ? You are not injured, are 
you ? 

Capt. O. {steps between her and Stkathroy's body., which 
soldiers., at the signal of Gen. Kerr, take up atid bear off, 



IN THE ENEMY S CAMP. 33 

L.). No, my darling, I am unhurt ; it is our enemy, Colonel 
Strang, who has met the fate he planned for us. 

Madge. But the firing ! My father I Where is he ? 
(Agnes leaves Dr. Farlee, and eomes to her side.) 

Capt. O. Your father has made atonement for liis crime 
at the cost of his life. Do not weep ! Is it not better than 
that he should die the death of a traitor at the hands of 
justice ? 

(Madge a)id Agnes weep in one another's arms.^ 

Dr. F. Malcolm, I congratulate you on your restoration to 
rank and honor. You have been foully dealt with, but the 
end has come. 

Capt. O. Ah, doctor, how can I reward you for your 
comfort and assistance in my hour of need ? 

Dr. F. Why, very easily. By giving, as head of the 
family, your consent to my marriage with Agnes. {Goes to 
Agnes, a?id leads her L., consoling her.) 

Capt. O. {to Madge, c). Shall we let this big fellow steal 
away our sister ? 

(Madge, who is leaning upoji her husband''s shoulder, 
turns her head, and ex'tends one hatid to Dr. F., who takes 
it. Agnes runs to other side of Capt. O., ivho kisses her on 
forehead^ 

Neil. Ps so glad, seems as tho' I should bust. Won't 
somebody hold me togedder? 

CURTAIN. 



LIST OF PLAYS. 



ARRANUED BY NUMBKR OF CHARACTERS, MALE AND FEMALE. 

i'-URTHER PARTICULARS IN REGULAR LIST. 

PRICE GIVEN AFTER EACH PLAY. 

W here a play is known, tinder tioo titles, both are given as separate plays, in 

this list only. 



G?WO Characters. — One Male, one Female. 

An Original Idea . . 15 

Three Characters. — Two Males, One Female. 

Box and Cox .... 15 I Mary Moo 15 I Silent Woman ... 15 

Unprotected Female . 15 | | Which Shall I Marry? 15 

One Male, Two Females. 

Apples 15 1 Two Flats and a Sharp 15 | Which will Have Him? 15 

Four Characters. — Two Males, Two Females. 



Bouquet 15 

Give a Dog, etc. r . 15 

Match Makers ... 15 

Personal Matter . . 25 



Census Taker . . . 

Mr. Joffln's Latchkey 

None so Deaf as those 

who Won't Hear 



15 



Fairy's Father ... 15 
ISladam is Abed ... 15 

Putkins 15 

Zerubabel'sSecondWife 15 



Bombastes Furioso 



Three Males, One Female. 
15 I The Tempter .... 15 | Sailor's Return 



15 



Five Characters. — Three Males, Two Females. 



Anonymous Kiss . . 


15 


Doubtful Victory . . 


15 


Cousin Tom . . . . 


15 


My Son Diana . 


15 


Done on Both Sides . 


15 


Two Buzzards . . . 


15 


Sylvia's Soldier . . . 


15 


Appearances are De- 




Ugly Customer . . , 


15 


ceitful 


15 


Blue and Cherry . . 


15 


Don't Judge by Ap- 








pearances . . . . 


15 



Kiss in the Dark . 



Only a Clod 



Under a Veil .... 15 
Nature and Philosophy 15 
To Oblige Benson . . 15 
Welsh Girl .... 15 
The Youth who Never 
Saw a Woman . . 15 



Two Males, Three Females. 
15 I My Husband's Secret 15 I Poor Pillicoddy . , . T8 
I Phantom Breakfast , 15 | 

Four Males, One Female. 
15 [ Two Heads are Better I Trumpeter's Daughter 15 
I than One .... 15 | 



Six Characters. — One Male, Five 
The Only Young Man in Town 
Three Males, Three Females, 



Aunt Charlotte's Maid 15 



Always Intended 



15 



Dandelion's Dodges . 15 
Drop Too Much . . 15 
From Information I Re- 
ceived 15 

I've Written to Brown 15 



Advice to Husbands . 15 



My Sister's Husband . 15 
Never Say Die ... 15 
Your Life's in Danger 15 
Four Males, Two Females 
John "Wopps .... 15 
Nursey Chickweed . 15 
Needless Stratagem (A) 15 
Once on a Time ... 15 
Slice of Luck (A) . . 15 
Sullivan, The Slugger 15 
Five Males, One Female. 



Females. 
30 



Sarah's Young Man . 15 
Two Puddifoots . . 15 



Two Males, Four Females. 
Elisa Carisbrooke, etc. 15 I How the Colonel Pro- 1 

I posed • 15 1 

35. new. 



Sunshine through the 
Clouds 15 

Soldier, Sailor, Tinker, 
and Tailor .... 15 

We're All Teetotallers 15 



Diamond Cut Diamond 13 
Jane's Legacy . . • IS 



Seven Chakactees. — Four Males, Three Females, 



Boston Dip .... 15 

Bowled Out .... 15 

Bit of Brummagem . 15 

Brother Bill and Me . 15 

Class Day 25 



Peace and Quiet . . IB 
Smashingtoi! Goit . . 15 
Silverston's Wager . 15 
Thirty Minutes for Ke- 
f reshments .... 15 



Comrades 25 

Don's Stratagem . . 15 
l\ly Turn Next ... 15 
Mysterious Disappear- 
ance 15 

Poison 25 

Three Males, Four Females. 
Cool Collegians (The) ... 25 1 Pretty Piece of Property , 
Six Males, One Female. 
Family Failing ... 15 | Look After Brown . 15 | Turkish Bath 
Five Males, Two Females. 



15 



Dora 15 

Free Ward (The) . . 15 



John Dobbs .... 
Old Honesty .... 
Poor Peter .... 
Eight Characters. —Four Males, 



15 
15 
15 
Four Females 



Slasher and Crasher 
Seeing the Elephant 



Crinoline 15 



Blanks and Prizes . . 
Daughter of Kegiment 



Christmas Box . . 
\ Our Mutual Friend 

Six Males, Two Females. 
I Fighting by Proxy . 15 I 
I Love's Labor Saved . 15 | 
Five Males, Three Females. 



15 I My Precious Betsy 
25 I 



True Unto Death 
Uncle Robert 



Bread on the Waters 
Flower of the Family 
His Last Legs . . ', 



Little More Cider . . 
My Brother's Keeper , 
Nicholas Flam . , 



15 ! Husband to Order . . 15 

15 John Smith .... 15 

15 I Last Loaf (The) ... 15 

1 Little Brown Jug (The) 15 

Seven Males, One Female. 

Payable on Demand . 15 | Sea of Troubles . . . 15 

Nine Characters. — Six Males, Three Females. 



Another Glass , 
Down by the Sea 



Dunducketty's Picnic 15 
Hit Him, He has no 
Friends 15 



Midnight Banquet . 
On and Off . . . 



Five jNIale, Four Females. 

Better than Gold . , 25 | Queen's Heart (The) . 15 | Race for a Widow 

Two Males, Seven Females. 

Thorn among the Roses 15 

Ten Characters. — Six Males, Four Females. 



Among the Breakers . 
Bull in a China Shop. 
Duchess of Dublin 

Coupon Bonds . . . 
Enlisted for War . , 
Ella Rosenberg . . , 



Damon and Pythias 
Game of Dominos . 
Lost in London . . 



IS 



15 



IS 



15 



Seven Males, Three Females. 



Flowing Bowl (The) 
Home Guard (The) 



Lying will Out . . . 
Mrs. Walthrop's Bach- 
elors 25 

Miller and his Men . 15 
Paddle your Own Canoe 15 
Shaker Lovers ... 15 



Five Males, Five Females. 
Both Alike .... 15 I Cleft Stick (The) . . 15 I Lords of Creation 
I Old and Young ... 15 | 
Eleven Characters. —Six Males, Five Females. 

Babie 25 I The Miller's Wife . . 15 I The " Tomboy " 

Giralda 15 | Our Folks 15 | 

Eight Males, Three Females. 
Lost Mine (The) . . 25 I "Nevada" .... 25 I Our Boys of 1776 
I One Hundred Years Ago 15 | 
Seven Males, Foar Females. Five Males, Six Females. 

▲bOT* th* Clouds 15 I The Christening .,„.,. 

Nine Males, Two Females. 

Don Caesar de Basan . 15 

26. ntw. 



13 



Twelve Chakacters.— Nine Males, Three Females. 

Ticket of Leave Man 15 | Wife's Secret (The) ..... 19 

Ten Males, Two Females. Eight Males, Four Females. 

Gaspardo, the Gondolier .... 15 | Fool's Revenge (The) ,16 

Over Twelve Characters. 

Aladdin 15 Jeweller's Apprentice 15 I Scarlet Letter ... 15 

Babes in the Woods . 15 Lady of Lyons ... 15 i School for Scandal . 15 
Captain Kyd .... 15 Lady of the Lake . . 15 1 Stolen^Vill (The) 

Clari 15 Monseianeur . . 

Dumb Girl of Portici . 15 Maid oz ISlilan ... 15 
East Lynne .... 15 Masaniello .... 15 
Fcrced to the War . 25 Naaman, the Syrian . 25 
Hero of Scotland . . 15 Octoroon (The) ... 25 
Hunchback (The) . . 15 Poor Gentleman . . 15 

Hamlet 15 ' Past Redemption . . 25 

Hidden Hand ... 15 i The Stranger .... 15 . 
Male Characters Only. 
Number of Characters given instead of price, which is uniformly 15 cents each. 



15 ] Golden Butlerriv (The) 25 

' Two Orplians (The) . 25 

Virginia Veteran . , 25 

Wallace 15 

Zelina 15 

Blue and Gray, or Star 

of Empire .... 30 



Coals of Fire .... 6 

Close Shave .... 6 

Freedom of the Press . 8 

Gentlemen of the Jury 12 

Great Umbrella Case 32 

Great Elixir .... 9 

Humors of the Strike 8 

Hypochondriac (The) 5 



Man with the Demijohn 4 
My Uncle the Captain 6 
New Brooms Sweep 

Clean 6 

Public Benefactor . . 6 
Pedlar of Verynice . 7 
Rival Poets .... 2 

Runaways 4 

Ready-made Suit . . 35 

Female Characters Only. 

15 cents each, except Rebecca's Triumph, vihich is 25 cents 



Stand by the Flag . . 5 
Shall Our IMothers Vote 11 
Two Gentlemen in a Fix. 2 
Too Late for the Train 2 
Thief of Time (The) . 6 
Tender Attachment . 
Very Pleasant Evening 3 
Wanted, a Male Cook 4 



Aunt Mehitable's Sci- 
entific Experiment . 
Champion of Her Sex 
Dog that will Fetch ^&c. 
Eliza's Bonafide Ofter 



Greatest Plague in Life 8 

The Grecian Bend. . 7 

Love of a Bonnet . . 6 

No Cure, No Pay . . 7 

Precious Pickle ... 7 



Red Chignon . . . 
Rebecca's Triumph 
Tipsy Pudding . . 
Using the Weed . 
Voyage of Life . . 



Musical and Other Plays for Children. 
3Iale and Female Characters. 



Accelerate — operatic 

charade 15 

Bachelor's Christmas 25 

Bunch of Buttercups 15 

Christmas Carol . . 15 

Centennial — charade . 15 
Conjuration — operatic 

charade 15 



15 



College Ned — operetta 

Dorothy's Birthday- 
operetta 25 

Diamonds and Toads — 
operetta 15 

Fairy of Fountain . . 25 

Holidays 15 

Hunt the Thimble . 50 

I Lost Children ... 15 

Musical Allegories for Female Characters Only, 



Merry Christmas . . 15 

R. E. Porter .... 75 

Santa Clans Frolics . 15 

Santa Claus First . . 25 

Santa Claus at Home . 20 
Seven Ages — Tableaux 

ent. ... . . . !3 

Titauia 25 



Lightheart's Pilgrim 
age 



15 



15 



Vision of Freedom 
War of Roses . . 



Revolt of the Bees . 
Tournament of Idyl- 
court 15 I 

The Pilgrim's Choice, for Male and Females. 
Musical and Other Entertainments for Adults. 



Anastasia, operetta 25 

Anonymous, shadow pantomime . . 2& 

Arabella and Lionel, pantomime . 15 

A. Ward's Wax Figger Show ... 25 
Bon Bons, musical and dramatic 

entertainment 25 

Capuletta, operatic burlesque . . 15 

Cinderella, shadow pantomime . . 25 

Drink, shadow pantomime .... 25 



37, new. 



Driggs and His Double, shadow pan- 
tomime 25 

H. M. S. Pinafore, opera .... 15 

In Pawn, sliadow pantomime ... 25 

Jenny Jjind, operetta 15 

Sculptor's Triumph, tableau ent. _. 15 
Snow Bound, musical and dramatic 

entertainment 25 

Orpheus, shadow pantomime . . 2S 



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MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, A. 

Farce in one act. 4 males. 
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females. 
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RED CHIGNON, THE. Farce in one act. 

6 females. 

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SANTA CLAUS' FROLICS. Christmas- 
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SCULPTOR'S TRIUMPH, THE. Alle- 

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SEEING THE ELEPHANT. Temper- 

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SHALL OUR MOTHERS VOTE? Hu- 
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STAND BY THE FLAG. Drama in one 
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TENDER ATTACHMENT, A. Farce in 

one act. 7 males. 
THIEF OF TIME, THE. Farce in on« 

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THIRTY MINUTES FOR REFRESH- 

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edy in one act. 2 males, 8 females. 
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Many char. 26 CentS. 

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for 2 males, introducing songs and recitations. 

TC; ORNAMENT OF IDYLWENT, THE. 

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VISIONS OF FREEDOM. Allegory for 

i5 females. 
USING THE WEED. Farce in one act 

7 females. 

WANTED, A MALE COOK. Farce in 

one act. 4 males. 
WAR OF TF1? ROSES. Allegory for 8 

females. 

WE'RE ALL TEETOTALERS, Farce In 
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GIVE A D05 A BAD NAME. A Farce. 

2mn:i., 2 femile chir. 

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HIT HIM, HE HAS NO FRIENDS. A 

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A HUSBAND TO ORDER. A Serio-comic 

Iirama in 2 Acts. 5 male, 3 female char. 

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male, 3 fens.Tie char., and cUoru-i. 

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LOST IN LONDON. A Drama in 3 Acts. 

6 male, 4 female char. 



LYING WILL OUT. A Comedy in 4 Acts. 

By H. Pelham Cur'is, 6 male, 4 female char. 

MADAM IS ABED. A Vaudeville iu 1 Act. 
MARY^MOO • ori" Which Shall I Marry? 

A Karcein ! A.t. Bv W. E. Suter. 2 male, 1 ft ni. 

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MY PRE CIOUS BETSY. A Farce in 1 Act. 

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MY TURN NEXT, A Farce in 1 Act. By 

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NONE SO DEAF AS THOSE WHO WON'T 

Hear. A Comedietta in 1 Act. By H, P, Curtis. 3 

male, 2 female char. 

NURSEY CHICK WEED. A Farce in 1 Act. 

By T. J. Williams. 4 male, 2 female char. 

OLD HONESTY. A Comic Drama in 2 

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ONLY A CLOD. A Comic I )r.inia iu 1 Act. 

Bv J, P. .Simpson. 4 male, 1 female char. 

PAYABLE ON DEMAND. A J:»omestio 

Urania in 2 Acts. 7 male, 1 IVniale char. 

THE PHANTOM BREAKFAST. A Farce 

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rUTKINS; Heir to Castles in the Air. 

A Comic Drama in 1 Act. By W. R. Emerson. 2 
male, 2 fem,alc cliar. 

THE QUEEN'S HEART. A Comedy in 3 

Acts. 5 male, 4 female char. 

A RACE FOR A WIDOW. A Farce in I 

Act. By T, J. Williams, .i male, 4 female char. 

SARAH'S YOUNG MAN. A Farce in J 

A<t. Bv W. E. Suter. 3 nrsle, 3 female char 

THE SCARLET LETTER. A Drama in 3 

Acts, h male. 7 female char. 

SILVERSTONE'S WAGER, A Comedi- 

cttainlAct. Bv R. R. Andrews. 4 male, 3 female. 

A SLICE OF LUCK, A Farce in 1 Act. 

Bv J. M. Morion. 4 male, 2 female char. 

SMASHINGTON GOIT, A Farce In 1 Act. 

By T. J. Williams. 5 male, 3 female char. 

A SOLDIER, A SAILOR, A TINKER, 

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SUNSHINE THROUGH THE CLOUDS. 

A JJrama in 1 Act. By £>liDgeby Lawrence. Smale, 
3 female char. 

TRUE UNTO DEATH. A Drama In 2 Acts. 

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THE TURKISH BATH. A Farce in 1 Act. 

Bv Montague Williamsand F. C. Bumond. 6male, 
1 female ch.ir. 

TWO GENTLEMEN IN A FIX, A Farce 

in 1 Act. Bv W. E. 8uter. 2 male char. 

TV;0 HEADS BETTER THAN ONE, A 

Farce in 1 Act. Bv LeTiox Home. 4 male, 1 female. 

THE TWO PUDDIFOOTS. A Farce in 1 

Act. Bv J. M. .Mc.rtoii. 3 male, 3 female char. 

AN UGLY CUSTOMER. A Farce in 1 Act. 

Bv Thoiiiiii .1. William:;, 3 male, 2 female char. 

UNCLE ROBERT. A Comedy in 3 Acts. 

Bv II. P. Curtis, (imale. 2 female char. 

A VERY PLEASANT EVENING, A Farce 

in 1 A<t. Bv W. E. Suter. 3 male char. 

THE WELSH GIRL. A Comedy in 1 Act. 

Bv Mrs. PInnche. 3 male, 2 female char. 

WHICH WILL HAVE HIM? A Vaude- 
ville. 1 male. 2 female char, 

THE WIFE'S SECRET. A Play in 5 Acts, 

By Geo. W. I.cvcU. 1(1 male, 2 female char. 

YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER A Farce in 

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